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pretty dang easy to run a Linux container on MacOS using Colima ( https://github.com/abiosoft/colima ).

comment by QuercusMax · 2026-05-07 · in I switched from Mac to a Lenovo Chromebook

…for fuzzy shell history (ctrl+r) https://github.com/sharkdp/bat (nice coloured cat replacement) https://github.com/abiosoft/colima (so I don't need docker desktop) https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb (performant database that lets you…

comment by Zizizizz · 2026-04-01 · in Ask HN: What dev tools do you rely on that nobody talks about?

https://github.com/abiosoft/colima This is a super easy way to run linux VMs on Apple Silicon. It can also act as a backend for docker.

comment by DarmokJalad1701 · 2026-03-13 · in Parallels confirms MacBook Neo can run Windows in a virtual machine

…but FWIW I run Windows and Linux under Parallels and it works great. Colima/Lima is excellent, too: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima Windows on ARM performance is near native when run under macOS. `virtiofs` mounts aren't nearly as fast…

comment by CharlesW · 2025-09-30 · in Leaked Apple M5 9 core Geekbench scores

…https://lima-vm.io/docs/config/vmtype/vz/ (I'm aware that's a link to Lima docs but ... < https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/blob/v0.8.4/config/config... >)

comment by mdaniel · 2025-09-06 · in I ditched Docker for Podman

…for Colima which runs on top with all the Docker runtime stuff https://github.com/lima-vm/lima https://github.com/abiosoft/colima

comment by drzaiusx11 · 2025-09-05 · in I ditched Docker for Podman

Supported by Colima, too: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/blob/main/README.md#incus

comment by mdaniel · 2025-08-28 · in About Containers and VMs

I have never used Podman, but I hear about it very often. I currently use Colima ( https://github.com/abiosoft/colima ) and I'm very satisfied with it. I have tried to find a good comparison between the two, but I find it hard to have a…

comment by cyprien_g · 2025-08-21 · in Using Podman, Compose and BuildKit

…Have you tried using Colima [1] with a Docker volume, instead of all those heavyweight tools? [1] https://github.com/abiosoft/colima

comment by ValentineC · 2025-07-26 · in Ask HN: Why is virtualization still not solved?

I first learned about this because colima supports it: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima#incus

comment by mdaniel · 2025-07-12 · in Incus – Next-generation system container, application container, and VM manager

…on top of it that makes working with Docker on the command-line a seamless experience. [0] https://github.com/abiosoft/colima

comment by pdimitar · 2025-06-10 · in Container: Apple's Linux-Container Runtime

I thought it's more like Colima than OrbStack https://github.com/abiosoft/colima

comment by avtar · 2025-06-09 · in Apple announces Foundation Models and Containerization frameworks, etc

…comparison when running the VM with Rosetta 2: colima start --vm-type=vz --vz-rosetta ⁽¹⁾ https://github.com/abiosoft/colima Edit to add: While researching OrbStack, I found this comment in a post from 7 months ago that mirrors a lot about…

comment by eddyg · 2025-04-17 · in Development on Apple Silicon with UTM

I also suggest https://github.com/abiosoft/colima for containers, "Containers on Lima"

comment by twsted · 2025-04-17 · in Development on Apple Silicon with UTM

…https://github.com/rancher-sandbox/rancher-desktop/blob/v1.1... - colima (and the lima it wraps) -> https://github.com/abiosoft/colima#readme - there's one from AWS called Finch < https://github.com/runfinch/finch > that some of my…

comment by mdaniel · 2025-04-14 · in Podman Quadlets with Podman Desktop

Or Colima https://github.com/abiosoft/colima Free, open source, and has worked perfectly for me so far. (I think I briefly ran into issues with an Elastic Search container? so ymmv a bit)

comment by pythonaut_16 · 2025-02-24 · in Docker limits unauthenticated pulls to 10/HR/IP from Docker Hub, from March 1

…, see the section "Who’s required to pay for Docker subscription plans?" [1] https://github.com/abiosoft/colima

comment by angoragoats · 2025-01-16 · in Docker Desktop Broken on Mac OS Update for over a Week

For others interested in such things, colima also supports it: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/tree/v0.8.0#incus

comment by mdaniel · 2024-11-26 · in Dear friend, you have built a Kubernetes

I've opened a feature request with them. Feel free to add comments or upvote it! :) https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/issues/1186

comment by cassianoleal · 2024-11-07 · in Accelerating the Performance of Rosetta in Linux VMs on Apple Silicon

…on running containers". That would be Colima, AFAIK, which uses Lima but is a separate project. See https://github.com/abiosoft/colima . Colima is meant as a free replacement for Docker Desktop on Mac OS. Lima, OTOH, is more of a nice way…

comment by ilyagr · 2024-05-27 · in Linux virtual machines, with a focus on running containers

If you don't need a GUI, the following combo works pretty well: - https://github.com/abiosoft/colima - https://github.com/peterldowns/localias

comment by avtar · 2024-03-20 · in Lcl.host: fast, easy HTTPS in your local dev environment

You might look into CoLima as a way to get started. https://github.com/abiosoft/colima?tab=readme-ov-file Its user interface is Docker-like, using containers. For full desktop, I've only used the commercial app "Parallels", which can set…

comment by watersb · 2024-02-02 · in Damn Small Linux 2024

Or, if you're doing containers (like Tart/Virt): colima. (which uses lima, of course). https://github.com/abiosoft/colima

comment by dijit · 2024-01-19 · in Tart: VMs on macOS using Apple's native Virtualization.Framework

…It has the full functionality of docker desktop minus the UI, which I never used anyways. https://github.com/abiosoft/colima

comment by drzaiusx11 · 2023-11-04 · in Podman Desktop v1.5 with Compose onboarding and enhanced Kubernetes pod data

…cluster, or many types of VMs in lima. https://github.com/lima-vm/lima limactl start template://k3s https://github.com/abiosoft/colima colima start --kubernetes The tools are a bit rough around the edges if you try and do something outside…

comment by mhio · 2023-10-11 · in K3s – Lightweight Kubernetes

I'd say Lima and Colima should be enough for most use cases: https://lima-vm.io/ https://github.com/abiosoft/colima

comment by notpushkin · 2023-08-31 · in UTM – Virtual Machines for iOS and macOS

Try Colima [0], it’s a CLI only Docker Desktop replacement built on Lima. [0] https://github.com/abiosoft/colima

comment by aequitas · 2023-08-22 · in Podman Desktop celebrates 500k downloads

I've been using Colima (which uses Lima, and QEMU under the hood) and it works fine for me. https://github.com/abiosoft/colima

comment by rhaps0dy · 2023-07-30 · in Emacs 29.1

…1 set -gx DOCKER_HOST $host end The bash/zsh equivalent wouldn't be too hard, but I use fish. [0] https://github.com/abiosoft/colima , https://hn.algolia.com/?q=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fabiosof... [1] https://orbstack.dev [3],…

comment by halostatue · 2023-07-19 · in Lazydocker: a lazier way to manage everything Docker

…https://github.com/lima-vm/sshocker * Lima-GUI: https://github.com/afbjorklund/lima-gui * Colima: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima

comment by yarapavan · 2023-07-17 · in Lima: Linux Virtual Machines on macOS

One more caveat: mounts don't work: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/issues/503 One of our tools runs in Docker just to ensure that it gets the right version of its dependencies, and that bug is a pretty huge bug for us, for that tool,…

comment by deathanatos · 2023-07-10 · in Lima: A nice way to run Linux VMs on Mac

…uses Lima to give you a linux container environment without needing to install Docker Desktop: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima

comment by stetrain · 2023-07-10 · in Lima: A nice way to run Linux VMs on Mac

Also: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima https://github.com/rancher-sandbox/rancher-desktop

comment by sea-gold · 2023-06-04 · in Apple Virtualization Framework

No and yes (via docker-cli, the open source part) https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/issues/627

comment by drzaiusx11 · 2023-05-18 · in Colima: Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup

Mind the clock drift. https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/issues/274

comment by JonMR · 2023-05-18 · in Colima: Container runtimes on macOS (and Linux) with minimal setup

…half the time I'd still suggest it, the memory usage is under a quarter of Docker's offering! [0] https://github.com/abiosoft/colima

comment by brigandish · 2023-04-04 · in Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with your computer?

…[0] for now as it's simple, easy, with not telemetry, and I always know what's its state. [0] https://github.com/abiosoft/colima

comment by cassianoleal · 2023-03-26 · in Podman Desktop: Same functionality as Docker Desktop but open source

I use Colima. https://github.com/abiosoft/colima

comment by SparkyMcUnicorn · 2023-03-15 · in Docker is deleting Open Source organisations - what you need to know

…I've found colima [0] to be a much better experience to Docker Desktop on Apple Silicon Macs. [0] https://github.com/abiosoft/colima

comment by cassianoleal · 2023-02-22 · in Podman 4.4

did you had a look into Colima? https://github.com/abiosoft/colima

comment by salzig · 2023-02-14 · in OrbStack: Light Linux containers and VMs on macOS, early access

I'm using Colima ( https://github.com/abiosoft/colima ) and am very happy with it so far. Here's an article about it: How Colima is a good alternative to Docker Desktop ( https://kumojin.com/en/colima-alternative-docker-desktop/ ) I'm…

comment by Darthy · 2023-02-09 · in Podman vs. Docker: Comparing the two containerization tools

Sorry for the late reply, but yep! It's the "if all else fails" instruction from their FAQ: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/blob/main/docs/FAQ.md#can...

comment by mynameisvlad · 2023-01-20 · in Docker 2.0 went from $11M to $135M in 2 years

…with colima yet, but it does make using dev containers a lot easier with Mac native VS Code. [1] https://github.com/abiosoft/colima

comment by mbreese · 2023-01-17 · in MacBook Pro featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max

…the VM is running and to pause/resume it (a functionality that none of the alternatives have). [0]( https://github.com/abiosoft/colima )

comment by osdril · 2023-01-14 · in Docker 2.0 went from $11M to $135M in 2 years

I have found Colima to be a pretty hassle free alternative: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima

comment by bart_spoon · 2023-01-14 · in Docker 2.0 went from $11M to $135M in 2 years

You can use Colima to get the same functionality, minus auto-start on boot. https://github.com/abiosoft/colima

comment by mynameisvlad · 2023-01-13 · in Docker 2.0 went from $11M to $135M in 2 years

Colima on an M1 Mac has been working fine for me. https://github.com/abiosoft/colima Just do a 'colima start' once a month when I actually have to reboot my mac, to boot up the background VM, and everything else basically runs as normal.

comment by res0nat0r · 2022-12-28 · in More developers use Linux than Mac, according to 2022 StackOverflow survey

colima [0] has been working pretty well for me, much better than Docker Desktop. [0] https://github.com/abiosoft/colima

comment by cassianoleal · 2022-12-28 · in More developers use Linux than Mac, according to 2022 StackOverflow survey

…I think mentioning that Colima runs on macOS and Linux only at the moment is also a good idea: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima A large market share of the Docker Desktop installs are Windows in particular (since it's "the one way" how…

comment by KronisLV · 2022-12-07 · in New Docker Desktop: Run WASM Applications Alongside Linux Containers in Docker

…as colima (9p) Macpine: https://github.com/beringresearch/macpine/blob/71788e9c3c09c... colima: https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/blob/7ebcf14a69158afa43b2... So it seems that it has same performance as colima project as well. As for IO…

comment by ColCh · 2022-11-28 · in LXD containers on macOS at near-native speeds